Perez: “How did you break through?”

The birth of Perez and Zerah“Now it came to pass, at the time for giving birth, that behold, twins were in her womb. And so it was, when she was giving birth, thatthe one put out his hand; and the midwife took a scarlet thread and bound it on his hand, saying, “This...

Radical Faith – 4

Genesis 38: “There was no harlot in this place.”““The harvest is past, The summer is ended, And we are not saved!” Jeremiah‬ ‭8:20‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ One can only but imagine the anguish of soul and the desperate thoughts going on in Tamar’s head as she sat by a widow in her...

Radical Faith – 3

Genesis 38: Tamar’s desperate cry for an heir Judah’s wife bears three sons in the course of their marriage; Er, Onan and Shelah. Judah then takes a wife for his firstborn son Er, and her name is Tamar. Er sins in the sight of God and the Lord takes his life because...

Radical Faith – 2

Genesis 38: The Gospel According to Tamar “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive...

Radical Faith – 1

The New Testament opens on this note in the Gospel according to Matthew: “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham: Abraham begot Isaac, Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers. Judah begot Perez and Zerah...